Principles of Controlled Vocabulary & Thesaurus Design

Learning Objectives:

• Compare and contrast different types of controlled vocabularies, including lists, synonym rings, hierarchies and thesauri.
• Create controlled vocabulary (CV) terms for supplied digital objects
• Apply the Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies for refining CV terms
• Develop hierarchies of CV terms for thesauri
• Build associative relationships among the CV terms
• Discuss methods of displaying controlled vocabularies to metadata creators and users
• Examine methods of justifying, building and integrating CVs

Target Audience:
This course is designed for archivists, librarians or museum staff faced with the challenges of applying existing controlled vocabularies or building new vocabularies to provide access to their digital collections

Prerequisites:
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:

It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.

This course is part of the "Train to Share" series made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Project-based homework is an important part of this training series.

Technical Requirements:
Live Online System Requirements

Session Duration:
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.

Instructor:  Bill Walker - walker@amigos.org

Continuing Education Credit:
Contact Hours: 8
IACET CEUs: 0.8

As an IACET Authorized Provider, Amigos offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.